Find Sandwell health & wellbeing services near you

Job Club service provides internet access for the purpose of finding employment.

Job Club every Thursday from 9:30am till 11:30am

Book your 1 hour slot with us today!

supported Job club - help with applications and accessing the internet

Employment Support and Advice

Mental Health First Aid is a two day training
course and explores the help given to
someone experiencing a mental health
problem before professional help is
obtained.

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Numbers for Life…can help you understand tax and payslips, credit and interest, fractions and percentages, weights and measures, calculators and spreadsheets… Numbers for Life…can support you with budgets, fuel bills, direct debits and more.

A service which supports people who are not confident using computers.

Groups within (at set locations) Sandwell Timetable: Nov 2024 - Feb 2025
Tuesday
2pm – 3:30pm: Wednesbury Workshop – Art & Activities (12 weeks)
A grassroots community group supporting ‘We are Wednesbury’ w/ MultiStory
South Staffs Water Hub, Wednesbury, WS10 7HD
(Starts: 5th Nov 2024 until 28th Jan 2025) CJ /SB
Wednesday
11am– 12.30pm: ‘Learn My Way’ - Digital Skills ***Oldbury JobCentre Exclusive***
SinglePoint, First Floor, 66-68 Birmingham St, Oldbury B69 4DZ (Starts: 27th Nov 2024 until 12th Feb 2025)CJ


1.00pm– 4:00pm: Jobs Skills Drop-in (by Appointment) / 1-1 Coaching (ongoing) –
YMCA, 38 Carters Green, West Bromwich, B70 9LG ***Contact Chris for appt***

10am – 2pm: Black Country Wanderers (Once a month)
Trips to free venues in and around the Black Country, contact Sam B, and keep an eye on Platform JST Facebook for more info
Thursday
11am - 1pm: Creative Skills & Wellbeing Club (ongoing)
– 4 Community Trust, Oldbury, B68 8HH (Ongoing from 7th Nov 2024) CJ
(Please note that our venue for this group changes during School Holidays – contact CJ for more details)
2:00pm – 3:30pm: Just While You Wait - Mental Wellbeing Group (ongoing)
– GTA Office, YMCA, 38 Carters Green, West Bromwich, B70 9LG (Ongoing from 7th Nov 2024) CJ / SB
Friday
10am – 11:30am: Friar Park Community Ramblers
– Millenium Centre, Friar Park, Wednesbury WS10 0JS (29th Nov 2024 until 31st Jan 2024) CJ

12.30pm – 2:30pm: Music Creativity Club (ongoing)
– Sons of Rest, 1 Foley St, Wednesbury, WS10 9HG (Ongoing from 7h Nov 2024)
Contact Details
platform@juststraighttalk.org /// chris@juststraighttalk.org
Chris J (CJ) - 07726 210 684 /// Sam B (SB) 07434 593 959

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A bespoke training package service covering issues such as respect and dignity, the Equality Act, the Equality Duty…

Pre-Employment Support sessions

The course teaches you I.T. Basics: Learn to use a PC, navigate the internet and stay safe online. FOR LADIES ONLY.

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We provide rehabilitation and mobility training and work with people utilising their residual vision effectively and safely in order to ensure individuals can live independent lives.

Full and part time daycare 5 days a week from 7.30am to 6.00pm for children aged 0-5yrs, to enable parents to return to work, training or higher education.

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Ethnicity focus: Afro Caribbean

Football coaching - Oldbury United FC is a football club that delivers team sport for experiences footballers. Through positive activities that include football coaching, football competition, coach development and volunteer development we use sport to engage and transform lives.

We work with all sections of the community and provide:

Player development programmes ( 1-2-1 and team coaching)
Coach development programmes (Mentoring and coaching qualification)

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English classes for non-English speakers.

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This course is designed to provide support and guidance, giving you training, and the opportunity to plan and deliver your own sporting and game activities.

You don’t need to be stuck in a classroom to learn new employability skills.

Participants will also benefit from:
Nationally Accredited and recognised qualification.
Opportunity to assist other coaches in local community.
Develop key transferrable skills that employers look for such as communication, teamwork, problem solving, self-management and self-belief
Opportunity to progress to Level 2 Sports Leaders Award which can lad to paid opportunities.

Volunteer service

The Crossroads Carers Assistance Line is a free service which offers support and practical assistance to help unpaid carers in Sandwell.

Quality: CQC Registered

Free service providing support with job search; CV writing; interview skills; access to computers ; careers advice; apprenticeships; training courses. Open to all ages, employed or unemployed. Drop in no appointment necessary

Free service providing support with job search; CV writing; interview skills; access to computers ; careers advice; apprenticeships; training courses. Open to all ages, employed or unemployed. Drop in no appointment necessary.

Training to raise awareness of Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia

The intention of this program is to provide participants with the opportunity to:

a. achieve recognized qualifications
b. raise aspirations
c. develop future urban leaders
d. professional training and mentoring
e. coached to a professional format

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Training volunteers to develop skills and gain experience in the work place.

Volunteering opportunities.

We welcome volunteers from all backgrounds, a chance to gain new skills and enhance their CV, to kick start a route in to employment.

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Ethnicity focus: Pakistani, Bangladeshi

volunteering opportunities

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A Welcoming Space is a free, safe and supportive spaces you can visit during the colder months, grab a hot drink or soup and take part in any of the activities on offer*

Subject to availability
Terms and Conditions may apply.

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Every Monday, our women's group meets at Brushstrokes to provide friendship and activities to improve wellbeing and health knowledge. Themes include arts and crafts, physical activities such as walking and yoga, information services delivered by a range of health professional and well-being.

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